History Quotes / TomCruise

->''I said "do you mind Ben? I wanna play this character" I said "I wanna have fat hands, and I wanna dance"''

->''"In a ''Black Book'' interview, director Mary Harron shared that actor Creator/ChristianBale found inspiration for ''Film/AmericanPsycho''’s obsessive serial killer Patrick Bateman in Tom Cruise. “We talked about how Martian-like Patrick Bateman was, how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave. And then one day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on [[Series/LateNight David Letterman]], and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy.” It’s for precisely this reason why Cruise never feels like a truly capable romantic lead: There’s something practiced, even unnatural about his charisma, like a mask being worn. Most directors miss out on this quality, but Creator/MichaelMann capitalized on it. Cruise delivers one of his most assured and complex performances as Vincent, a hit man who ropes in an unsuspecting cabdriver played by Creator/JamieFoxx. Cruise’s charisma is finally used as a weapon, not a lure."''

Actually, the real problem is that Scientologists are inherently creepy. Always. Everything they do is really, really creepy. As Tom Cruise has become more and more associated with being a Scientologist, he has, by direct and causal extension, become more and more creepy. The boyish smile that once screamed 'I'm [[LoveableRogue a loveable rebel]]' now screams '[[SlasherSmile I want to lick your engrams.]]'

->As with the wrestling matches of Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, or serial pram-botherer Gary Glitter’s fist-pumping anthems, there’s no way to watch Cruise without mentally flashing to that Scientology video where they hang a medal the size of a hubcap around his neck, as a reward for being [[MedalOfDishonor the best crazy cult member of all the crazy cult members]].

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-->--'''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/11/if-this-advice-doesnt-work-stephen.html Phil Sandifer]]''' on ''Film/DaysOfThunder'' ([[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]])

->As with the wrestling matches of ChrisBenoit, or serial pram-botherer Gary Glitter’s fist-pumping anthems, there’s no way to watch Cruise without mentally flashing to that Scientology video where they hang a medal the size of a hubcap around his neck, as a reward for being [[MedalOfDishonor the best crazy cult member of all the crazy cult members]].

-->--'''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/11/if-this-advice-doesnt-work-stephen.html Phil Sandifer]]''' on ''Film/DaysOfThunder'' ({{NES}})

-->--'''[[http://projectnes.blogspot.com/2010/11/if-this-advice-doesnt-work-stephen.html Phil Sandifer]]''' on ''DaysOfThunder'' ({{NES}})

->'''[[HolierThanThou Marianne]]''': I'm not the one you need to answer to for your depraved behavior. There is a [[{{God}} Higher Power]] who will judge you for your indecency.
->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Olive]]''': Tom Cruise?

->'''Creator/StephenMerchant:''' The body of Tom Cruise. The acting of...Bryan! (Ricky laughs)
->'''Creator/RickyGervais:''' MissionImpossible 8! Starring the bones and skin and stuff of Tom Cruise but with Bryan's brain!
->'''Creator/StephenMerchant:''' (Laughing) Do you like...Do you like Tom Cruise's face but not his acting? Then you'll love Mission Impossible 8!
-->--''TheRickyGervaisShow''

->''"We thought Tom was the biggest bore on the face of the Earth...He was tense and made constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments. I mean, his lingo was larded with the most--There was no basis for it. It was like, 'It’s a nice day, I’m glad [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday there are no gay people standing here.]]' Very, very strange."''
-->--'''Bronson Pinchot''' on the making of ''Film/RiskyBusiness''

->''"At one point, toward the end of this uneven, 2 1/2-hour romp in Japan, Cruise trembles with such grief, rage, injustice and despair, his eyes literally begin to cross and you sense that this is it. The man really is going to be the first actor ever to pass out onscreen from overacting."''
-->-- ''[[http://www.weekinrewind.com/2007/09/last-samurai-movie-dvd-hd-dvd-blu-ray.html Week Rewind]]'' on ''Film/TheLastSamurai''

->''"You’ve probably already seen the dramatic headlines saying that the golden son of Scientology Tommy Girl nearly got plowed hard by a big, long ''[[ObligatoryJoke (pause)]]'' bus in London while shooting the latest ''Mission Impossible'' movie the other day. I’m overdramatic with my headlines and posts, but some hos were really overdramatic by saying that Tommy had a very near miss with that bus. The bus was 100 miles away. Besides, Tommy is a high-level Scientology bridge queen and he has the powers to prove it. Tommy can stop that bus with his mind and if that doesn’t work his crazy ass can scream at it about the dangers of evil anti-depressants until it [[{{Series/Today}} chokes on glibness]] and shuts down. That bus doesn’t scare Tommy. Xenu, please.''
->''That being said, I’m sure that bus driver was kidnapped by Scientology goons and is now scrubbing toilets at Gold Base."''

->''"Tom Cruise, dressed in head-to-toe black, looming over a cowering Oprah as he jumps up and down on the buttermilk-colored couch like a toddler throwing a tantrum. Cruise bouncing on that couch is one of the touchstones of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the last decade]], the punchline every time someone writes about his career."''
-->--'''Amy Nicholson''', [[http://www.laweekly.com/2014-05-22/news/the-last-movie-star/ "How YouTube and Internet Journalism Destroyed Tom Cruise, Our Last Real Movie Star"]]''

->''"As with the wrestling matches of ChrisBenoit, or serial pram-botherer Gary Glitter’s fist-pumping anthems, there’s no way to watch Cruise without mentally flashing to that Scientology video where they hang a medal the size of a hubcap around his neck, as a reward for being [[MedalOfDishonor the best crazy cult member of all the crazy cult members]]. The acting’s irrelevant, when you know that he’s utterly, utterly insane; a [[StepfordSmiler Stepford automaton]] with a public face of smiles and autographs, but fanatical beliefs that even Charles Manson would describe as '[[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit much.]]'”''

->''"Tom Cruise is an odd instance in popular culture. He is as iconic as it is possible for a pop star to be, and to some extent deservedly so, as he is, on his day, a damn fine actor.\\\
Unfortunately, he has made one key decision that has undermined that, which is joining [[ChurchOfHappyology an abusive cult worshipping a space god]]. This has left other decisions that, in the hands of other stars, are just lovable cheek, as signs of complete insanity. For instance, when other celebrities divorce their wives and marry people [[TrophyWife wildly outside their socially acceptable dating range]], they are more or less charming. When members of insane cults who believe that Xenu the Space Conquerer is chained up under the Pyrenees do it, it's creepy.\\\
Actually, the real problem is that Scientologists are inherently creepy. Always. Everything they do is really, really creepy. As Tom Cruise has become more and more associated with being a Scientologist, he has, by direct and causal extension, become more and more creepy. The boyish smile that once screamed 'I'm [[LoveableRogue a loveable rebel]]' now screams '[[SlasherSmile I want to lick your engrams.]]'" ''

-> ''"If you need any confirmation of how cool the Samurai warriors of Japan were, look no further than the film ''{{The Last Samurai}}''. These people managed to survive and kick ass even with Tom Cruise in their midst. It'd be like running a marathon while dragging a dead cow behind you."''
-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}''

->''"As with the wrestling matches of ChrisBenoit, or serial pram-botherer Gary Glitter’s fist-pumping anthems, there’s no way to watch Cruise without mentally flashing to that Scientology video where they hang a medal the size of a hubcap around his neck, as a reward for being [[MedalOfDishonor the best crazy cult member of all the crazy cult members]]. The acting’s irrelevant, when you know that he’s utterly, utterly insane; a Stepford automaton with a public face of smiles and autographs, but fanatical beliefs that even Charles Manson would describe as '[[EvenEvilHasStandards a bit much.]]'”''

->''"Tom Cruise, dressed in head-to-toe black, looming over a cowering {{Oprah}} as he jumps up and down on the buttermilk-colored couch like a toddler throwing a tantrum. Cruise bouncing on that couch is one of the touchstones of [[TurnOfTheMillennium the last decade]], the punchline every time someone writes about his career."''

-> ''"If you need any confirmation of how cool the Samurai warriors of Japan were, look no further than the film The Last Samurai. These people managed to survive and kick ass even with Tom Cruise in their midst. It'd be like running a marathon while dragging a dead cow behind you."''
-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}''

-->-- ''{{Cracked}}''

->'''StephenMerchant:''' The body of Tom Cruise. The acting of...Bryan! (Ricky laughs)
->'''RickyGervais:''' MissionImpossible 8! Starring the bones and skin and stuff of Tom Cruise but with Bryan's brain!
->'''StephenMerchant:''' (Laughing) Do you like...Do you like Tom Cruise's face but not his acting? Then you'll love Mission Impossible 8!

-> If you need any confirmation of how cool the Samurai warriors of Japan were, look no further than the film The Last Samurai. These people managed to survive and kick ass even with Tom Cruise in their midst. It'd be like running a marathon while dragging a dead cow behind you.
-->-- '''{{Cracked}}'''

->'''[[HolierThanThou Marianne:]]''' I'm not the one you need to answer to for your depraved behavior. There is a [[{{God}} Higher Power]] who will judge you for your indecency.
->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Olive:]]''' Tom Cruise?
-->--'''Film/EasyA'''

-->--'''EasyA'''